Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlow Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlow Road (HP11 1TH) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlow Road (HP11 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Gillfield Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gillfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oldhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldhouse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelburne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Way
Sep 2025Public order Gillfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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